Renewable Power Perspectives Q&A with Katie Garza, Co-Founder and COO, Lyssy Energy

By Constance ThompsonOctober 7, 2021

The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) is happy to share the next installation in our “Accelerating Renewables” blog site series.
Each installation features industry leaders and subjects related to speeding up an equitable and just transition to an eco-friendly energy economy. In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, ACORE is highlighting three Hispanic-owned member business that are flourishing in the renewable energy sector.
Today, we are featuring Lyssy Energy Enterprises, a utility-scale renewable resource designer in Texas. The following is a Q&A with Lyssy Energy Co-Founder and COO Katie Garza and Constance Thompson, ACOREs Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs.
What inspired you to begin Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises all began with a favor to my daddy. He asked me to put together an energy lease that would protect his land for ranching and farming while providing an extra source of earnings.
A couple years later on, we started partnering with renewable resource designers. There were definitely challenges and imperfections, closed doors and unequal collaborations, however we used this time to truly develop our craft. We understood that if we wanted our business to grow and succeed then we would need to take a danger. In 2020, when the world was required to decrease due to the pandemic, we decided to take that threat. We used 2020 to rebrand Lyssy Energy into the business we had always dreamed about. In 2021, we have actually reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, however as renewable resource designers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable energy jobs.
Inform us about Lyssy Energy.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an innovative, independently held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Our prime instruction is to contribute to the acceleration of the energy industrys shift to sustainable energy. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can optimize our efforts and provide all kinds of eco-friendly energy services.
What obstacles do you face? Why?
Capital is among the most significant challenges we face at the minute. The wind and the sun provide electricity, however capital is what moves everything and everyone else. We need capital for everyday operations, and to establish, construct and operate our tasks.
Securing development capital early is necessary in supplying land control and interconnection research studies to get projects off the ground. We are striving to develop relationships with large investment firms that have a strong interest in renewables and can provide the capital required to produce an effective eco-friendly energy job.
How can prospective partners work with you?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is open to partnerships or joint endeavors. We are available to talk about the requirement for all types of capital stack with various equity, tax and financial obligation companies that run in this market and those interested in investing in eco-friendly energy jobs and business.
How are you making an effect through Lyssy Energy?
Lyssy Energy Enterprises makes every effort to continue constructing a varied business. We hope to assist balance the inequalities in our society by connecting to people that are historically ignored and passed over. Women and individuals of color are essential to our success, and it is essential to promote their advancement to positions of management and management.
Poverty is another issue we intend to deal with. Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural areas, and we wish to make a difference by bringing renewable energy projects to locations with high rates of poverty and other vulnerable neighborhoods. These tasks provide dependable and affordable electricity, and also bring job chances and infrastructure development to bad neighborhoods. It is very important for the energy shift to not only modification how we produce energy, however to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological advancement so everybody shares the benefits.
How has your Accelerate subscription helped your organization?
Having the ability to take part in ACOREs Accelerate subscription program is a pleasure and an advantage. This program has supported our efforts to be a part of the option during this unpredictable time in our lives. The Accelerate Program has actually linked us to a few of the most significant and most prominent business on the planet, and these connections help provide us the power to make a distinction. Someday, we intend to return the favor.
For more information about or contact Lyssy Energy Enterprises, see https://www.lyssyenergy.com/.
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In 2021, we have actually reintroduced ourselves to the world– no longer as an energy service company, but as renewable energy developers with the hope of owning and running utility-scale sustainable energy jobs.
Lyssy Energy Enterprises is an ingenious, privately held, utility-scale designer of solar, wind and battery energy options. Lyssy Energy believes that by deploying wind, solar and battery storage, we can maximize our efforts and offer all kinds of sustainable energy solutions. Lyssy Energy is working with bad communities in rural areas, and we hope to make a difference by bringing sustainable energy jobs to locations with high rates of hardship and other vulnerable neighborhoods. It is important for the energy shift to not only change how we produce energy, but to bring the disenfranchised to the center of this technological development so everybody shares the benefits.